"Iran has always conducted its peaceful nuclear activities under international supervision and within the framework of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)," Araghchi said in a UN meeting on disarmament in Geneva on Monday.
"Iran has fully cooperated with the International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors to ensure the safety of these activities," he added elsewhere.
"Israel, without being a member of any international convention or body related to nuclear arms control, freely pursues its nuclear programs without being checked," he said elsewhere.
He emphasized that Israel's possession of WMDs “prevents a nuclear-weapon-free Middle East, which was first proposed by Iran in 1974,” adding that “the international community must hold the regime accountable and compel it to join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) to eliminate its nuclear weapons completely and place all of its nuclear activities under the comprehensive supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).”
Expressing concern about the threat of nuclear weapons and their catastrophic human and environmental repercussions, Araghchi called on the international community and the United Nations to prioritize the issue of nuclear disarmament.
He also deemed it necessary to establish a comprehensive convention on nuclear weapons, saying the international community must hold nuclear-armed states and actors accountable for their legal obligations.
“Failure to comply with legally binding obligations related to nuclear disarmament, especially under Article 6 of the NPT, will weaken the disarmament and arms control regime,” he stated.
The top Iranian diplomat warned against the spread of armed conflicts, noting that some countries, under the pretext of security, are spending vast sums on the production and storage of weapons, perpetuating a vicious cycle of insecurity and bloodshed in the region and worldwide.
Araghchi highlighted the most unprecedented and brutal acts, including genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity committed by the Israeli regime in the Gaza Strip, which resulted in the destruction of the besieged enclave and the deaths of tens of thousands of people, mostly children, women, and elderly.
MNA
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